Journal

What I’ve been doing recently, a blog, a scrapbook, and a place to show what I am currently listening to and watching. It’s also a bit of playground to grab data from a few services I like.

Recent changes
  1. Update eleventy to v3

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Writing

I try my best to write down a few thoughts each year, but I won’t hold myself too accountable.

  1. Nº 18

    Nobody wants to use any software

    Note

    16 Aug 2024

  2. Nº 17

    The time for designers to learn to code is now

    Note

    12 Jul 2024

  3. Nº 16

    Sharing online as an activity

    Note

    21 Jun 2024

  4. Nº 15

    How I collect & create bookmarks

    Post

    15 Jun 2024

  5. Nº 14

    My favourite albums of 2023

    Post

    08 Dec 2023

  6. Nº 13

    The fundamental shift

    Note

    13 Jun 2023

  7. Nº 12

    Reading your README

    Note

    23 Mar 2023

  8. Nº 11

    Yes, printers are complicated

    Note

    05 Mar 2023

  9. Nº 10

    A future of design work with AI

    Note

    04 Mar 2023

  10. Nº 9

    Good Case Studies

    Post

    25 Jul 2021

  11. Nº 8

    My definition of a good MVP

    Post

    15 May 2021

  12. Nº 7

    Using a notebook as a task manager

    Post

    02 May 2021

  13. Nº 6

    The Window

    Post

    10 Jan 2021

  14. Nº 5

    Please remember this feeling

    Post

    23 Oct 2020

  15. Nº 4

    Writing daily & weekly project updates

    Post

    16 Oct 2020

  16. Nº 3

    RSS is calm

    Post

    05 Oct 2020

  17. Nº 2

    Bringing the fun back to our screens

    Post

    29 Sep 2020

  18. Nº 1

    IKEA Bekant Standing Desk: Personal Review

    Post

    21 Sep 2020

Listening

I listen to music, mostly while I work, or walk. I use Apple Music and I collect the stats with last.fm.

Top albums (3 months)

  1. Manning Fireworks

    MJ Lenderman

  2. Cartoon Darkness

    Amyl and the Sniffers

  3. NO DREAM

    Jeff Rosenstock

  4. Stop Making Sense (Live) [Special New Edition]

    Talking Heads

  5. Come And See

    Gurriers

Top artists (3 months)

  1. Jeff Rosenstock

    105 plays

  2. MJ Lenderman

    72 plays

  3. Amyl and the Sniffers

    53 plays

  4. Talking Heads

    33 plays

  5. The Smiths

    31 plays

Reading

The books I’m reading, and the books I want to read next. You can see more on Literal.

  1. A New Program for Graphic Design

    Reading now

    A New Program for Graphic Design
  2. Drunk Tank Pink

    Want to read

    Drunk Tank Pink
  3. Uncanny Valley

    Want to read

    Uncanny Valley
  4. Smoke and Mirrors

    Want to read

    Smoke and Mirrors
  5. Ruined by Design

    Want to read

    Ruined by Design
  6. Extremely Online

    Want to read

    Extremely Online

Watching

The last 6 movies that I’ve watched and (hopefully) enjoyed, I record the ratings with Letterboxd.

  1. Barbie

    Rating: ★★★★

    Barbie
  2. Paprika

    Rating: ★★★★

    Paprika
  3. Deadpool & Wolverine

    Rating: ★★★

    Deadpool & Wolverine
  4. Alien: Romulus

    Rating: ★★★ ½

    Alien: Romulus
  5. A History of Violence

    Rating: ★★ ½

    A History of Violence
  6. The Substance

    Rating: ★★★★ ½

    The Substance

Scrapbook

This is the last 50 images that have caught my eye. I collect them using Savee, a Pinterest alternative.

Each image is copyright of its respective owner. Reasonable effort has been made to retain the source information, although this has not always been possible. Image sources are provided (if known).

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